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  • smetf
    smetf Posts: 378 Forumite
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    #35 with £327.19 OP for March, standard OP with council tax equivalent added on. Thanks Julicorn.
    S
    Emergency fund 15.5k Home/ holiday fund 4k Mortgage £41,453
  • Lee-10
    Lee-10 Posts: 56 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Morning Julicorn 

    #55 with first overpayment for march of £75

    Thank You
    MFW2021 #93 - £330/£2200
  • JaggedFlamingo
    JaggedFlamingo Posts: 51 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    Morning everyone,

    #10 checking in for March with a first OP of £273.

    Thanks julicorn!
    Original mortgage: £278,827 (September 2018)
    Current mortgage: £0 (15.07.2023)
    Original mortgage-free date: September 2033
    Current mortgage-free date: July 2023
    MFW 2023 #10: £28,909.64/£25,000
  • powerspowers
    powerspowers Posts: 1,371 Forumite
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    #27 with £625 for March please Julicorn 
    MFW 2021 #76 £5,145
    MFW 2022 #27 £5,300 
    MFW 2023 #27 £2,000
    MFW 2024 #27 £6,055
    MFW 2025 #27 £3,600/£5,000


  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,488 Forumite
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    No 70 with an OP of £280 for March.  Thank you julicorn.
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £2731.07/£2700
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £5515.91/£30,000
  • pinknsparkly
    pinknsparkly Posts: 545 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Hi everyone

    Number 99 checking in a wee bit late with updates for January and February (hadn't realised I'd not submitted my January totals!). I've made total OPs of £777.53 in January and £574.69 in February.

    Thanks so much for continuing to run this challenge Julicorn, I find it really motivating!
    MFW2023 challenge #99: £1090.11 / £1,000 MFiT-T6 (Jan 2022 - Jan 2025) challenge #99: Reduce mortgage to £400,000. Current balance = £413,551.19 Initial MF date (23rd Aug 2022): Sep 2051 Current MF date: Jul 2051 Last updated: 15/06/2023
  • f0xh0les
    f0xh0les Posts: 7,759 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Photogenic
    #40 checking in with a teeny o/p for March (feast or famine in our house :D) as house insurance is due and I needed a new bed, so funds allocated elsewhere.  So £45.88 please for me @julicorn to bring me down to £76,999.99 
     - How are you?  you and yours all ok?   thanks for updating this for us. It is very much appreciated.
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  • Lauraebrad
    Lauraebrad Posts: 194 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper
    Morning, sunny day for the 1st March!

    #30 with my March update - £250 OP for March please bringing YTD total to £750

    Thanks @julicorn

    Aiming for mortgage free by September 2030

    Balance 1.1.20 - £69,701.80
    Balance 1.1.21 - £63,699.80
    Balance 1.1.22 - £57,762.80
    Balance 1.1.23 - £53,074.20
    Balance 1.1.24 - £47,902.00
    Balance 1.1.25 - £44,141.20

    over payments 2025 = £1,800/£1,500 /// invested 2025 = £1,500/£1,500 = TOTAL (YTD) £3,300/£3,000
  • FlacosFloozie
    FlacosFloozie Posts: 830 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    #79 checking in with £403.85 for February.

    Thanks
    MFW 2024 £27500/7500 Mortgage £129,500 Jan 22 Final payment June 38 Now £68489.08 FP May 36 Emergency Fund £20,000 100% Added to ISA 24 £8,060 Save 12k in 24 #31 £20,034.76/20,000 Debt Free 31.07.14
  • IndiJonesi
    IndiJonesi Posts: 505 Forumite
    500 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    #14 checking in with a March o/p of £153.24.

    Thanks @julicorn for the updates.

    Indi x
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